Procurement Support, Design Review and Construction Supervision Consulting services - Reconstruction of the Garabagh Irrigation Canal

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF FIRMS) Country: Azerbaijan Name of Project: “Reconstruction of the Garabagh Irrigation Canal.” Name of the Company:Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency, Administration of Facilities under Construction PLE The Consultant's obligation: Procurement Support, Design Review and Construction Supervision Consulting services Mode of Financing: Installment Sale and IsDB Grant Financing No. AZE 1028 The Government of Azerbaijan represented by the Ministry of Finance for the benefit of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency, Administration of Facilities under Construction PLE has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the“Reconstruction of the Garabagh Irrigation Canal Project”and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consultant Services. The services include The main objective of Consulting Services is to help the Client to design (update if needed), manage, and implement the project to fulfil the overall requirements of the project as approved and agreed between IsDB and the Government of Azerbaijan. The Consultant will assist the Client overall project implementation, including design review, procurement documents preparation, construction supervision, safeguards (environmental and social) management, and monitoring and reporting. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023). Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency will recruit a consulting company/firm as the Consultant for “Reconstruction of the Garabagh Irrigation Canal Project”. The consultant's services shall comprise a total duration of 58 months. This includes mobilization, design review (revision if needed), and preparation of tender documents, followed by a 52-month construction and author’s supervision period. To optimize the project timeline, the pre-construction phase (mobilization, design review/revision, and preparation of procurement documentation) for all project sections shall be completed within a maximum of 9 months on a rolling (staggered) basis. The consultant shall prioritize the first section to ensure its procurement commences within the first 6 months, with subsequent sections following sequentially. The remaining pre-construction activities for the latter sections will run in parallel with the initial stages of the 52-month construction phase, ensuring no impact on the overall project completion. There will be a defect liability period of 12 months for the contracts under the project. The Consultant will ensure achieving the project intended results within the approved implementation period and cost through supporting the Client in (i) conduct design review in compliance with (but not limited to) the guidelines for amelioration systems and structures, which should be technically viable, economically feasible, environmentally and operationally sustainable, and socially acceptable. The Consultant also should review detailed engineering studies investigations, designs, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, economic and financial analyses, social and environmental safeguards assessments, and should prepare bidding documents; and (ii) construction supervision and matters assigned to consultants related to implementation of the works to ensure construction quality. Key aspects of the Consultant's work will include (but not limited to) assisting the Client in the following: The implementation of the assignment can be divided into two distinct phases: The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment is attached to this request for expressions of interest(ANNEX 1). The Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency, Administration of Facilities under Construction PLE now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Interested Consultants must submit the information required under the shortlisting criteria using the mandatory forms provided in ANNEX 2 – Consultant Information, Financial and Experience Forms. All applicable forms must be completed in full and submitted together with the supporting documents specified therein. Supporting documents must be clearly numbered and cross-referenced to the relevant form and, where applicable, to the relevant assignment. In case of a Joint Venture (JV), the forms shall be completed by each JV member as specified in the respective form. The shortlisting criteria are: * Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23, and 1.24 of the G